Architechs
Architechs | |
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| Origin | London, England |
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| Years active | 1998–present |
| Labels | Go! Beat |
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Architechs is an English electronic music act which currently consists of Paul Akabah (Tre Lowe). Former members are Ashley Akabah and producer Kevin Williams (K-Warren).
Architechs gained international attention in 1998 after producing a UK garage remix of Brandy and Monica's "The Boy Is Mine", selling over 40,000 copies of the bootleg.[citation needed] They also produced remixes for several popular artists such as All Saints, Gabrielle, Justin Timberlake and 'N Sync, Usher, Mariah Carey, Faithless, Garbage, Beenie Man and Jamelia, amongst others. Several of their tracks have featured on the compilation series Pure Garage.
In 1999, K-Warren left the group to pursue a solo career.[citation needed] Ashley and Paul went on to remix for numerous artists, and collaborated with singer Nana (pronounced "neyney"), who features on both of the Architechs' commercially successful singles "Body Groove" and "Show Me the Money", as well as releasing a solo R&B record in 2005.
Ashley Akabah died on 2 February 2020 in Notting Hill, West London at the age of 49.[1][2]
Discography[]
Singles[]
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
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| UK [3] |
UK Dance [4] |
IRE [5] |
NED [6] |
SCO [7] | ||||||||||
| 2000 | "Body Groove" (featuring Nana) | 3 | 2 | 42 | 44 | 27 | ||||||||
| 2001 | "Show Me the Money" | 20 | 9 | — | — | 53 | ||||||||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
References[]
- ^ "'Body Groove' hitmaker Ashley Akabah of garage duo Architechs has died". 14 February 2020.
- ^ "UK garage hitmaker, Architechs' Ashley Akabah, has died". DJMag.com. 17 February 2020.
- ^ UK chart positions:
- "UK chart peaks". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- *Chart Log UK "Chart Log UK 1994–2010: A> Architechs". zobbel - Dipl.-Bibl.(FH) Tobias Zywietz. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ UK dance singles chart peaks:
- "Body Groove". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- "Show Me the Money". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ "Irish chart peaks". irish-charts.com. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ "Dutch chart peaks". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ Scottish singles chart peaks:
- "Body Groove". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- "Show Me the Money". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved on 4 October 2020. Note: User needs to enter "Architechs" in the "Search BPI Awards" field and press Enter
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